Footwear and method of making the same



Dec. 28 1926. 1,611,984

w. J. c. ARLIDGE FOOTWEAR AND METHOD OF MAKII IG THE SAME Filed Jan. 28.1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY S Dec. 28 1926.

w. J. c. ARLIDGE FOOTWEAR ANDMETHOD OF MAKING THE SAME 2 Shets-Sheet '2Filed Jan. 28, 1921 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 28, 192%.

UNITED STATES PATENT WILLIAM J. C. ARLIDGE, OF ROCHESTER, NEW" YORK.

FOOTWEAR AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME.

Application filed January 28, 1921. Serial No. 440,656.

The present invention relates to footwear and to a method of maklng thesame, and an object thereof is to provide a shoe or other article offootwear which will have the upper secured to the outer sole directly asin the ordinary turned shoe method, and the heel portion of the uppersecured to the outer sole by means of a welt, so that there is providedan article of footwear with a turned forward portion and a welted rearportion.

To these and other ends the invention consists of certain parts andcombinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter clescribed, thenovel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a view of the lower portion of an upper before the same isattached to the sole, a welt being illustrated as attached to the heelportion only;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vlew showing a shoe in which the upper has beenattached to the outer sole by the turned shoe method, and the outer soleis free from the rear portion which is provided with a welt;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of a spring heel shoe constructed inaccordance with this invention;

Fig. 4t is a view of the under side of a spring heel shoe constructed inaccordance with this invention;

F 5 is a section on the line 5-5, Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6-6, Fig. 4; and

Fig. 7 is a view of the under side of the shoe showing the outer solemoved back to illustrate the manner of securing the shoe to a lastbefore the heel portion of the sole is secured.

In the making of this footwear an upper 1 of any desired form orconstruction is employed, and to the rear portion of this upper a weltstrip 2 is secured by stitches 3. The forward edge of the upper is thensecured to the upper face of the outer sole 4 by stitches 5 while. theupper is turned inside out, as is common in the making of a shoeaccording to the turned shoe method. The shoe is then turned to bringthe lining face of the upper to the inside, and the upper with the outersole is then placed upon a last 6 in the manner illustrated in'Figs. 2and 7, an inner sole piece 7 being placed upon the last at the heelportion and the upper at the heel portion having its lower edge tackedto the under face of the sole piece as shown at .8 in Fig. 7, thuscausing the welt 2 to turn outwardly, as -shown in Fig. 2. After theshoe has been properly stretched upon the last, a spring heel piece 9may be fitted between the welt. and the outer sole 4. Stitches lO'maythen be passed through the welt 2, the spring heel piece 9 and the outersole 4, as is common in the method of making welt shoes. A filler 11 maybe introduced between the spring heel 9 and the inner sole piece 7, asshown in Fig. 5, this filler lying within the edges of the welt and theupper.

From the fore oing it will be seen that there has been provided acombined turned and welt shoe in which the forward portion of the shoeis made in accordance with the turned shoe method and the rear portionof the shoe is made in accordance with the welt shoe method. Thisconstruction is particularly advantageous in footwear for children,slippers, and other footwear where a resilient forward portion isdesirable, and it enables the securing of a strong and durable heelportion and permits the effective securing of a spring heel in placebetween the upper and the outer sole. Footwear constructed in accordancewith this invention is durable in use, neat in appearance, andinexpensive to manufacture, while at the same time giving ease andcomfort to the wearer. By this arrangement there are no nails in theheel to wear or scratch furniture and floors.

What I claim as my invention and desire to .secure by Letters Patent is:

l. Footwear comprising an outer sole having a lip on the upper surfaceof its fore part, an upper having its forward portion turned inwardlyand stitched to the lip on the upper surface of the fore part of theupper sole and having an inturned portion at its heel portion, aseparate welt strip stitched to the inturned portion of the heel portionof such upper, and stitches passing through the welt strip beyond theupper without passing through the latter and securing the Outer sole.

2. Footwear comprising an outer sole having a lip on the upper surfaceof its fore part, an upper having its forward portion turned inwardlyand stitched to the lip on the upper surface of the fore part of theupper sole and having an inturned portion at its heel portion, separatewelt strip stitched to the inturned portion of the heel portion oi suchupper and stitches passing through the Welt strip beyond the uppe'without passing through the latter and securing the outer sole, and aninner sole stitched in position above the inturned portions of theupper.

3. Footwear comprising an outer sole having a lip on the upper surfaceof its fore part, an upper having its forward portion turned inwardlyand stitched to the lip on the upper surface of the i ore part of theupper sole and having an in'urned portion at its heel portion, aseparate welt strip stitched to the inturned portion of the heel portionof such upper, stitches passing through the Welt strip beyond the u aperWithout passing through the latter and securing the outer sole, and aspring heel held "between the Welt and the outer sole by the stitcheswhich secure the outer sole to the Welt.

t. The method of manufacturing shoes which consists in providing theheel portion of an upper with a Welt strip securing the edge of theupper in advance of the welt strip to an outer sole while the upper isinside out, turning the shoe to bring the inside of the upper to theinner side of the shoe,

and securing the Welt to the heel portion or the outer sole.

5. The method of inanufscturin shoes which consists in providing an uppewith a Welt about its heel portion, securing the lower edge of theupperin advance of the Welt to an outer sole While the upper is inside out,turning the upper to bring the in side of the shoe inward, securing theWelt to an inner sole, and stitching the Welt to the outer sole.

WILLIAM J. C. 'iiRLEDGE.

